Third EAGE Workshop on Geothermal Energy
12-14 November 2025 | Guanacaste , Costa Rica
Meet our Keynote Speakers
Rosa Maria Prol Ledesma
UNAM
She has a Physics Degree from the Faculty of Sciences UNAM, PhD in Physics-Mathematics from the URSS Academy of Sciences, and Diploma in Geothermal Energy Technology from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. For 43 years she has been working as a researcher at the Institute of Geophysics of UNAM. Emeritus Researcher of the National System of Researchers. Member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering of Mexico. To date, her work accounts for 154 publications, 2 books, 5 book chapters; three maps of geothermal resources of the Mexican Republic. Her work has more than 2900 citations. She has directed a total of 59 theses. Her publications include heat flux maps and geothermal provinces of Mexico. She has been visiting professor at Harvard University (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences), USA, the University of Auckland (Geothermal Institute and Geology Department), New Zealand, and at the University of Barcelona, Spain. Her projects focus on the development of new geothermal exploration and exploitation methods, permanent CO2 capture in geothermal deposits, extraction of substances useful for geothermal fluids and the use of oil wells in the exploitation of geothermal energy.
Verny Rojas
Grupo ICE
He holds a degree in electronic engineering from the Costa Rican Institute of Technology. He specializes in energy markets (National University of Colombia) and management skills (University of California). He also holds a master's degree in senior management from the University of San José and is pursuing a postgraduate degree in regulation and public policy in the energy sector from the Central American Institute of Public Administration. He has worked for ICE since 2002.
Adriana Mantilla Pimiento
Xcalibur
Adriana Mantilla-Pimiento is a geologist from Santander University (Colombia) with a Ph.D. in Geophysics from Friedrich Schiller University of Jena (Germany). She has extensive experience in geophysical data interpretation for oil and gas exploration, gained at Ecopetrol, Fugro, and Repsol. Currently at Xcalibur Smart Mapping, she focuses on the application of airborne geophysical technologies for geothermal and natural hydrogen exploration. Adriana has authored over 30 international publications and volunteers as a technical advisor for EAGE, SEG, and AAPG.
Dipanjan Basu
University of Waterloo
He leads the GEO-SEIM Lab at the University of Waterloo and is spearheading the development of a $6M experimental geothermal energy facility—an innovative project set to transform geothermal engineering research.
Currently a Full Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Professor Basu previously taught at the University of Connecticut.
Professor Basu has authored over 180 peer-reviewed publications, including 80+ journal articles, and has delivered over 60 keynote and invited lectures globally.
